Sonia Agarwal

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Sonia Agarwal
Agarwal in 2015
Born
Chandigarh, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Model
Years active2002–2009
2011–present
Spouse
(m. 2006; div. 2010)

Sonia Agarwal is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Tamil cinema and a few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is best known for her performances in films such as Kaadhal Kondein (2003), 7G Rainbow Colony / 7G Brindavan Colony (2004) and Pudhupettai (2006).[1][2]

Featuring her former brother-in-law Dhanush, Kaadhal Kondein became a huge success and she was widely appreciated for her performance as Divya in the film, which brought her into the limelight and fetched her the ITFA Best New Actress Award at International Tamil Film Awards in 2004.[3] She acted alongside Silambarasan and Vijay in the films Kovil and Madhurey, respectively. After appearing in the films Oru Kalluriyin Kathai and Oru Naal Oru Kanavu in 2005, both of which failing to perform at the box office, she got roles in the films Thiruttu Payale and Pudhupettai. The former, directed by Susi Ganesan, became a highly successful film, whilst the latter, another Selvaraghavan film, received universal critical acclaim.[4][5]

Personal life[edit]

Born in Chandigarh, Sonia's mother tongue is Punjabi. Sonia married Selvaraghavan,[6] a director in Tamil cinema, in December 2006. She gave up acting after her marriage. The couple divorced in 2010.[7] She has since returned to performing.

Early career[edit]

During her school days, Sonia got an offer to act in a serial on Zee TV. She then made her film debut with the 2002 Telugu film,Nee Premakai, in which she had a small role, after which she acted in a Kannada film Chandu opposite Sudeep.[4][5]

After getting divorced, she made a re-entry, playing a supporting role in the multi-starrer Vaanam, following which she signed up for four projects, three in Tamil and one in Malayalam, in quick succession.[8] Her next releases were Sadhurangam, opposite Srikanth once again, in 2011 and Oru Nadigayin Vakku Moolam in early 2012. Her films include Poi Sollathedi and Achchamenndid not do well in the box office. In 2018, she signed on for four Malayalam films.[9][4][5]

Filmography[edit]

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films[edit]

Year Title Role Language Notes Ref
2002 Nee Premakai Raaji Telugu
Chandu Vidya Kannada
2003 Kaadhal Kondein Divya Tamil Won - ITFA Best New Actress Award
Ooh La La Kannada
Dham Pooja Telugu
Success Swetha Tamil
2004 Kovil Fathima Begum / Angel Devi
Madhurey Susheela
7G Rainbow Colony Anitha Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress
7G Brindhavan Colony Telugu
2005 Oru Kalluriyin Kathai Jothi Tamil
Oru Naal Oru Kanavu Maya Devi
2006 Thiruttu Payale Rosy / Saranya
Pudhupettai Selvi Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
2011 Vaanam Zara
Sadhurangam Sandhya
2012 Oru Nadigaiyin Vaakkumoolam Anjali
Gruhanathan Anitha Malayalam
2014 Amma Nanna Oorelithe Telugu Special appearance
2015 Temper Doctor
Palakkattu Madhavan Lakshmi Tamil
Jamna Pyari Dancer Malayalam Cameo appearance in "Murugappa"
Ranna Dancer Kannada Special appearance in "What Do What Not To Do"
2017 Saaya Tamil
Winner Mahendra Reddy's wife Telugu
Yevanavan Police officer Tamil
2018 Theetta Rappai Kochuthresia Malayalam
2019 Thadam Lakshmi Tamil
Thanimai Yazhini
Ayogya Doctor
Dasharatha Kousalya Kannada [10]
Queen Renganayagi Tamil MX Player Web Series
2020 Miya
2021 Red Bharathi Telugu [11]
2022 Kaypakka Malayalam
Grandma Trisha Tamil [12]
Ward 126 Jyothisri [13]
2023 Unnaal Ennaal [14]
Bagheera Priyam Deleted scenes [15]
Moondram Manithan
2024 Behindd TBA Malayalam Filming [16]
TBA Kadhalai Thedi Nithya Nandha TBA Tamil Filming [17]
Sshhh Professor Kalyani Filming [18][19]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Channel
2008–2009 Naanal Radhika Kalaignar TV
2013–2014 Malli Vinothini Puthuyugam TV
2016 Achcham Thavir Contestant STAR Vijay
2021 Paandavar Illam Guest role Sun TV
2021 Ninaithale Inikkum Guest role Zee Tamil
2022 Poove Unakkaga Guest role Sun TV
2022 Fall Malar Disney+ Hotstar[20]
2023 Queen 2 + TBA Web series;

Filming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Life Chennai : Success for Sonia Agarwal". The Hindu. 19 May 2005.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Sonia Agarwal, actor". The Hindu. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Suryah jothika say no to itfa awards – Bollywood News". Archived from the original on 2 January 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "It's tough to stop laughing when Vivekh is around: Sonia Agarwal". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "I took Dr Kalam's advice and returned part-time to cinema: Vivekh". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Heroines who fell for their directors". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Selva-Sonia granted divorce". IndiaGlitz. 12 March 2010. Archived from the original on 15 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Sonia Aggarwal signs another film!". Sify. 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Gayathri replaces Meenakshi in Villangam". Deccan Chronicle. 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Dasharatha (2019) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Red (2021) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  12. ^ "First look of Sonia Aggarwal-starrer Grandma out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Sonia Aggarwal and Chandini's next titled Ward 126". The Times of India. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  14. ^ {{Cite web https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unnaal_Ennaal}}
  15. ^ "Teaser of Prabhudheva-starrer Bagheera is here". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Behindd look poster with Sonia Aggarwal showcases thriller element". The Times of India. 4 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Directors want me to play the mother of a 35-year-old hero". Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Tamil anthology 'SSHHH…' wraps up shooting". The Times of India. 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  19. ^ "A new Tamil anthology titled SSHHH". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  20. ^ "First look of Siddharth Ramaswamy's upcoming web series 'Fall' released". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022.

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